Raising bantam chickens in central Austin, Texas has altered my perceptions of cultivating one’s own food. Caring for these birds, collecting their eggs, and simply observing them pecking around the yard has been therapeutic. Here is an oil pastel of my favorite rooster. He was friendly and would hop up on my lap for a treat. He was also a fierce protector of the hens and his many offspring.
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A Permaculture Podcast
As a volunteer at Festival Beach Food Forest, I discovered the resilience of nature and became aware of abundance around me, in plants I had…
- May 25, 2024
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Motion Graphics Reel
This compilation includes motion graphics and visual effects samples by Leah Lovise, created for Bazaarvoice, Chiral Balance, Elephant Productions, Fosforo Films, Moon City Media, Polly Mermaid, Quixote Entertainment, and University of Texas TEx Total Educational Experience. Enjoy!
- July 18, 2017
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![Journey to the Planet Earth COURI VINE Book 2](https://leahlovise.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Couri-Vine-Book-2-cover-spread-400x309.png)
Journey to the Planet Earth COURI VINE Book 2
This is the second book of the COURI VINE series, called Journey to the Planet Earth. Couri Vine was born with a deadly lung defect…
- November 12, 2017
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Corporate Identity Logos
Logo design for Pixel Spring, a lean development company. The company later changed names and this mark was never used. Creating a balance design, incorporating…
- March 31, 2017
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The Austin Chronicle
Heritage Tree Ordinance Takes Root Tree lovers stand their ground – and win Keller Keeps Her Robes, for Now Special judge says Keller’s conduct in…
- May 18, 2010
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Cruel Circus
This is an illustration for Trouble Puppet Theater Company‘s Cruel Circus. Here’s a review of Cruel Circus by Adam Roberts of The Austin Chronicle. Here…
- January 4, 2014
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Phantom of the Opera
Art print for The Invincible Czars’ tour of the silent film with live original score.
- July 10, 2018
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Editorial Illustration
Originally drawn for the Austin Chronicle. Read to EatStart the summer with great food stories and recipes worth a little perspiration Beyond Black-Eyed PeasNew…
- January 18, 2017
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Infinite Refrigerator
Precious works of artwork are often found in the kitchen! The intricate stories, simple drawings, and daily achievements of our kids are traditionally found displayed…
- January 9, 2017
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Polly Mermaid
It’s impossible to leave the swirling wasteland of The Great Pacific Garbage Patch especially if you’re a mutant mermaid who has created a palace of…
- January 10, 2017
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Couri Vine book 4 Sacrifice
Book 4 Sacrifice ends the first series of Couri Vine. Held hostage in a high-tech labyrinth on the Near Side of the Moon, eleven-year-old Couri…
- October 12, 2019
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Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Art print for The Invincible Czars’ tour of the silent film with live original score.
- September 8, 2019
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Moxie & Sparx Explain NF1
Using the existing art from the Moxie & Sparx Explain NF1 comic book, I created a motion comic for Children’s Tumor Foundation to explain neurofibromatosis…
- July 16, 2020
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Weird Beard
This was a collaborative effort between actor David Yeakle, visual effects artist Gary Walker, motion graphic artist Glenn Dill (Graphicon Industries), and motion graphics artist Leah Lovise. It was created for the 2013 Urban Skep BYOBeard Group Art Show.
- March 11, 2014
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Invincible Czars’ Nosferatu
Art print for The Invincible Czars’ tour of the silent film with live original score.
- September 5, 2015
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EAST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR
Oil on canvas, part of a solo art show in November 2017 at Vintage Heart Coffee in Austin, Texas.
- November 12, 2017
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Association Montessori Internationale – Motion Logo
Association Montessori Internationale approached me with a fun challenge; transform the existing AMI logo into the three growth stages, and represent the fundamentals of Maria…
- September 10, 2019
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Girl. Nerd. Superhero.
In the future, mass devastation has lead humanity to abandon Earth. But, the children of the Far Side are left unaware of the mother planet…
- July 26, 2017
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MUNICIPAL DEATH MATCH!
Cover art by Leah Lovise for the February 13, 2009 issue of the Austin Chronicle. Medium: clay sculpture.
- February 13, 2009
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New Year’s good-luck foods
This is an editorial illustration drawn for the article Beyond Black-Eyed Peas for the Austin Chronicle.
- January 9, 2009
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Riddley Walker
Poster design for Riddley Walker, adapted for Trouble Puppet Theater Company by Artistic Director Connor Hopkins, from the award-winning cult-classic novel by Russell Hoban.
- January 9, 2013
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COURI VINE KickStarter #2
Books 3 & 4 of the comic book series COURI VINE are complete! This completes the first story arch of the Couri Vine series. We…
- November 13, 2017
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